Gould observed 'The Greenfinch, as seen in our gardens during the month of April or at the time of pairing, is a very joyous and interesting bird. The male then displays itself to the greatest advantage, rising in the air with outspread wings and tail, frequently turning and pirouetting, as it were, and returning to the same tree or branch, uttering all the time its loud ringing whistle.' The Greenfinch's nest, found in gardens and shrubberies, was usually made of roughly interlaced roots and moss lined with wool or hair. The adults are shown with their nest of young birds on a branch of the pink-flowering May.

DISTRIBUTION: Breeds in western Palaearctic through continental Europe to the Urals and south to northwest Africa, northern Mediterranean area through to Turkestan. Winters south to east Atlantic islands, north Africa, Iraq, south Iran. Introduced to the Azores, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina